SPCX intraday price chart for October 15, 2026

Hover to inspect · pre-market & after-hours shaded · MA(10) and RSI(14) computed from the session

Open

$146.91

High

$149.04

Low

$140.66

$148.64

Volume

81.2M

Vol/Avg

0.87×

SPCX · NASDAQ · October 15, 2026

EU Reportedly Ready to Fast-Track Satellite Rival to SpaceX

$148.64 $3.52 -2.31% vs prior close

SPCX closed at 148.64 on October 15, 2026, down 2.31% from the prior close of 152.16, after trading between 140.66 and 149.04 on volume of 81,215,268 shares.

Executive Summary

SPCX fell for a third straight session, closing at 148.64 against 152.16 the day before. It opened lower at 146.91, sold off to 140.66, then recovered to finish within 0.40 of the session high of 149.04. The close sits 12.31 below the first-day close of 160.95 and 13.64 above the IPO offer price of 135. It is also about 23 below the closing high of 171.92 set on October 6.

Headlines on the day cover several threads. Reports and commentary continue on Starshield disruptions in Ukraine and the political questions around them. Bloomberg reported that the EU is ready to fast-track a satellite rival to SpaceX. The Motley Fool published pieces on insider share-unlock schedules and on a Google payment arrangement described as $920 million a month. Tesla's Roadster unveiling was also scheduled for the evening. The headlines do not establish what caused today's decline, and this report does not attribute the move to any single item.

News

1. 'EU Said To Be Ready To Fast-Track Satellite Rival To SpaceX' - Bloomberg News

(Benzinga, Oct 15, 1:39 PM ET)

2. Southwest Airlines To Complete Fleetwide Starlink Rollout For High-Speed Connectivity In Fall 2027

(Benzinga, Oct 15, 1:18 PM ET)

3. Elon Musk's $100 Trillion SpaceX Bet Has a Starlink Mobile Wild Card

Elon Musk's $100 trillion SpaceX ambition faces a key test: Can Starlink Mobile turn India's huge wireless market into meaningful revenue? (Benzinga, Oct 15, 1:17 PM ET)

4. Will Tesla's Roadster Fly Tonight? Prediction Markets Say It's Likely

Traders put a 68% chance on Tesla’s Roadster getting airborne as Elon Musk prepares to unveil the car tonight. (Benzinga, Oct 15, 10:09 AM ET)

5. United Airlines Announces ~50% Of Its Flights Are Now Equipped With Starlink Wi-Fi, Rolls Out Starlink Tracker Tool

(Benzinga, Oct 15, 9:15 AM ET)

6. Genius Sports Partners With X To Deliver Real-Time Official NFL Scores, Statistics And Insights Through NFL Gametime Feed

(Benzinga, Oct 15, 9:15 AM ET)

7. 'Cursor Staff Investigated Whether Confidential Data Reached SpaceX for AI Training' - The Information

(Benzinga, Oct 15, 9:03 AM ET)

8. Verizon And Ericsson Successfully Complete World's First Pre-Standard 6G Field Call In 7 GHz From A Verizon Commercial Network Site In California

(Benzinga, Oct 15, 8:09 AM ET)

Price Action

Metric	Value
Open	146.91
High	149.04
Low	140.66
Close	148.64
Change vs prior close	-3.52 (-2.31%)
Volume	81,215,268
Intraday range	8.38
Close vs IPO	-12.31 vs the first-day close of 160.95 (-7.65%); +13.64 vs the offer price of 135 (+10.10%)

The stock opened 5.25 below the prior close of 152.16, a gap down that was never filled. Sellers pushed it to 140.66 early or midday, and buyers then took it back to the top of the range. Volume of 81,215,268 was higher than the prior session's 68,862,979 but below the average to date of 93,493,169. That is a more active session than yesterday without the participation of the heavier days in the record.

The close of 148.64 is almost level with the October 1 close of 148.07, the last close before the early-October advance. That advance ran from 148.07 to a peak close of 171.92 on October 6. Most of it has now been given back across seven sessions.

The takeaway: SPCX fell 2.31% but rejected the lows and closed near the high, returning to the base it left on October 1.

Technicals

SPCX has only about four months of trading history. The 200-day moving average is not available, and the 14-day RSI and the 20-day and 50-day averages are computed from a short record, so they carry less weight than they would on a mature stock. The read below leans on price structure, candle shape, volume, and real levels from the data.

Trend

The longer path since the IPO is a spike to a closing high of 201.8 on June 16, a slide to a closing low of 108.27 on August 5, a recovery into the mid-130s to mid-150s, and the early-October move to 171.92. The latest leg is down: closes of 171.92, 167.6, 160.57, 162.57, 163.42, 156.54, 152.16, and 148.64 over the last eight sessions.

The close sits below the 5-day average (156.67), the 10-day average (161.35), and the 20-day average (155.57). It sits just above the 50-day average at 147.52, by 1.12. The 14-day RSI is 45.3, in the middle of its range and not signaling an extreme in either direction. The short-term trend is down. The pullback is testing the medium-term average.

Candle read

The candle has a body of 1.73, closing above the open of 146.91. The upper wick is 0.4 and the lower wick is 6.25, on a total range of 8.38. The close location is 0.95, meaning the stock finished in the top 5% of the day's range.

A long lower wick with a close near the high shows that selling pressure was absorbed at lower prices. After three down days, that is a point in favor of buyers. A single candle is not confirmation, though. The close of 148.64 is still below the prior close of 152.16, and the next session has to hold the lows for the shape to matter.

Support levels

148.07: the October 1 close, the base of the early-October advance, just below today's close.
147.52: the 50-day average.
146.91: today's open.
140.66: today's low, the level buyers defended.
140: a round number that coincides with the August 14 close.
135: the IPO offer price, also near the August 24 close of 135.

Resistance levels

149.04: today's high.
152.16: the prior close, the level the gap down left behind.
155.57: the 20-day average, close to the 5-day average at 156.67.
156.54: the October 13 close.
160.95: the first-day close, near the October 8 close of 160.57.
171.92: the October 6 closing high.

Momentum interpretation

Bull: the recovery from 140.66 holds, and SPCX reclaims 152.16 and then the cluster around 155.57 to 156.67. That would put it back above the short-term averages and make the late-session strength look like a turn rather than a pause. Levels to watch above that are 160.95 and 163.42, the October 12 close.

Bear: the close fails to hold the 147.52 to 148.07 zone and today's open at 146.91 gives way. A move through 140.66 would erase the intraday defense and put 140 and then the offer price of 135 in play.

Neutral: SPCX trades between 146.91 and 152.16. That range holds the 50-day average beneath and the prior close above. Direction would be unresolved until one side breaks.

Trading Takeaway

Today was a down day with a constructive finish. The stock lost 2.31% but recovered from a 6.25 intraday drop to close near the high, on volume above the prior session and below the average to date. The decline since October 6 is still intact on the closing basis, and the short-term averages are above price.

For the next session, the key levels are 152.16 and 155.57 on the upside, and 147.52 to 148.07, then 140.66, on the downside. Today's candle matters only if those lower levels hold. Headline flow around Starshield, the EU satellite proposal, and insider unlock timing is active, so moves can come from news that price structure does not anticipate.

Sources

Disclaimer

This report is for informational purposes only and is not investment advice, a recommendation, or an offer to buy or sell any security. Figures come from the sources listed above and may contain errors or delays. Verify all data independently before making any financial decision.